Guty Espadas

Guty Espadas (born December 20, 1954 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico) is a Mexican retired professional boxer who won the World Boxing Association's world Flyweight Championship.[1] He is also the father of former World Champion Guty Espadas Jr.

Guty Espadas
Statistics
Real nameGustavo Hernan Espadas Cruz
Nickname(s)Puro Yucatán
Weight(s)Lightweight
Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Flyweight
Nationality Mexican
Born (1954-12-20) December 20, 1954
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights50
Wins39
Wins by KO28
Losses6
Draws5
No contests0

Early life

He was born to Hernan Espadas Cruz and Isabel Cruz Espadas.

Professional career

He became a professional boxer in 1971.

WBA Flyweight Championship

He won the WBA Flyweight Championship on October 2, 1976, when he knocked out Alfonso Lopez in thirteen rounds. He defended the title four times before losing it to Betulio González on August 12, 1978, via a fifteen-round majority decision. He challenged twice more for world titles, although he was unsuccessful in both tries. After his final try, a tenth-round knockout loss to Payao Poontarat in 1984, he retired.

Personal life

His son, Guty Espadas Jr., was a boxing champion in the Featherweight division.

Preceded by
Alfonso Lopez		 WBA Flyweight Champion
2 Oct 1976–12 Aug 1978		 Succeeded by
Betulio González
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See also

References
  1. Amer, Eduardo (June 1977), "WBA Fly King, Espadas, is Yucatán Idol", The Ring, 66, no. 5: 26


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